Bourg-la-Reine (French pronunciation: [buʁ la ʁɛn] (listen)) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Bourg-la-Reine
Commune
The town hall of Bourg-la-Reine
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Bourg-la-Reine
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Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 2°18′54″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Antony
Canton	Bagneux
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Donath[1]
Area 1	1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	21,050
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92014 /92340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.

Population

The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.

Transport

Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:

• Preschools: École de la Fontaine-Grelot, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École des Bas-Coquarts[5]
• Elementary schools: École République, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École Pierre-Loti[6]
• Collège Évariste Galois[7]

Nearby public senior high schools:[8]

• In Cachan: Lycée Maximilien Sorre
• In Châtenay-Malabry: Lycée Jean-Jaurès
• In Sceaux: Lycée Lakanal, Lycée Marie Curie, Lycée d’enseignement professionnel Florian

Private schools in the commune:

• Institut Notre Dame – preschool through senior high school[6]

There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.[9]

Twinning

The town is twinned with:

• Kenilworth, UK (since 1982)
• Yanqing, China (1998)
• Reghin, Romania (1999)
• Monheim am Rhein, Germany (2000)

Personalities

Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:

• Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician
• Henri Couillaud (1878–1955), French classical trombonist
• Louis Joxe (1901–1991), statesman
• Modibo Diakité, footballer
• Yannick N'Gog rugby player
• Claire Nebout, actress
• Melvin Raffin, athlete

Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution, and is buried in the city's cemetery.

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.

Gallery

• 
  Église Saint-Gilles.
• 
  Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine.
• 
  The three kings at the church Saint-Gilles.
• 
  RER Bourg-la-Reine.
• 
  Villa Hennebique (1901-1903).
• 
  Villa Saint Cyr.

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourg-la-Reine.

• Official website

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